Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie

Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie (trans: International Francophone Film Festival in Acadie), or FICFA, is a francophone international film festival held annually in Moncton, New Brunswick.[1]

Since its creation in 1987, FICFA has grown to become the largest film festival in New Brunswick and one of the largest international francophone film festivals in North America. With an official program that includes over 100 films each year, FICFA is an important gathering of over 20,000 movie lovers and more than 150 delegates from Canada, Europe and Africa.

FICFA was created in 1987 following the Quebec City Francophonie Summit. The City of Moncton was selected to host such a festival as a tribute to those who worked for centuries in order to preserve their language and culture. The Moncton community wished to make FICFA an annual event and in 1992, Film Zone was incorporated. Film Zone is in charge of organizing FICFA, its principal event.

FICFA's mission is to promote francophone cinema in Acadie and Acadian cinema in Acadie itself and the Francophonie. Since its first edition, it has presented thousands of films from around the world.

Its objectives include developing interest for francophone cinema in Acadie, developing interest for francophone cinema in school settings, contributing to the development and promotion of the Acadian cinema industry, and encouraging partnerships with other francophone festivals.

Prix La Vague

The FICFA jury, composed of professionals from Canadian and international cinema industries, attributes the Prix La Vague Awards every year in different categories:

2007

Category Film Director
Best International FeatureReal Life Is Elsewhere (La Vraie vie est ailleurs)Frédéric Choffat
Best Canadian FeatureTwilight (La Brunante)Fernand Dansereau
Best DocumentaryDriven by Dreams (À force de rêves)Serge Giguère
Antlers (Panache)André-Line Beauparlant
Best Acadian FeatureOn a tué l'Enfant-JésusRenée Blanchar
Bootcamp Nation (Soldat à vie)Sofi Langis
Best Acadian Short FilmUn dimanche à 105 ansDaniel Léger
People's ChoiceUn dimanche à 105 ansDaniel Léger
Bonne nuit Malik!Bruno Danan

2008

Category Film Director
Best International FeatureUnder the Bombs (Sous les bombes)Philippe Aractingi
The Yellow House (La Maison jaune)Amor Hakkar
Best Canadian FeatureAll That She Wants (Elle veut le chaos)Denis Côté
Best DocumentaryThe World According to Monsanto (Le Monde selon Monsanto)Marie-Monique Robin
Best Acadian FeatureLost SongRodrigue Jean
Best Acadian Short FilmLa TrappeLina Verchery
People's ChoiceTic TacMarc Daigle
Une histoire loucheRudi Rosenberg

Honorable mentions were also awarded to Isabelle Blais for her performance in Lyne Charlebois's film Borderline, and to Claude Fournier for his musical contributions to Rodolphe Caron's Marie-Hélène Allain en dialogue avec la pierre.

2009

Category Film Director
Best International FeatureEastern PlaysKamen Kalev
Best Canadian FeatureI Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère)Xavier Dolan
Best DocumentaryEncirclement – Neo-Liberalism Ensnares Democracy (L'encerclement - La démocratie dans les rets du néolibéralisme)Richard Brouillette
Men for Sale (Hommes à louer)Rodrigue Jean
Best Acadian FeatureAcadieman vs le CMA 2009Dano Leblanc
Best Acadian Short FilmHabiter la danseJulien Cadieux
People's ChoicePaul Rodin est... Paul RodinFrédérick Vin
AlannaJulie Plourde

2010

Category Film Director
Best International FeatureLove Like Poison (Un poison violent)Katell Quillévéré
Best Canadian FeatureDiary of an Aid Worker (Journal d'un coopérant)Robert Morin
Vital Signs (Les signes vitaux)Sophie Deraspe
Best DocumentaryJourney's End (La Belle visite)Jean-François Caissy
Salaam IsfahanSanaz Azari
Best Acadian FeatureNo prize awarded
Best Acadian Short FilmVoleuse de poussièreMarie-Thérèse François
People's ChoiceLa PiluleGéraldine Charbonneau
PixelsPatrick Jean

2011

Category Film Director
Best International FeatureThe Minister (L'Exercise de l'État)Pierre Schöller
AttenbergAthina Rachel Tsangari
Best International Short FilmAglaéeRudi Rosenberg
Le SucreRaphaël Médard
Best Canadian FeatureThe Salesman (Le Vendeur)Sébastien Pilote
Best Canadian Short FilmCe n'est rienNicolas Roy
Sang froidMartin Thibaudeau
Best DocumentaryVol spécialFernand Melgar
GodinSimon Beaulieu
Best Acadian FeatureMoncton VinylePaul Bossé
Roméo Savoie: La peinture du corpsMonique LeBlanc
Best Acadian Short FilmOff Route 2Amanda Dawn Christie
People's ChoiceMonsieur LazharPhilippe Falardeau

2012

Category Film Director
Best International FeatureSister (L'Enfant d'en haut)Ursula Meier
Best International Short FilmEdmond Was a Donkey (Edmond était un âne)Franck Dion
Best Canadian FeatureWar Witch (Rebelle)Kim Nguyen
CatiminiNathalie Saint-Pierre
Best Canadian Short FilmIna LitovskiAnaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, André Turpin
Best DocumentaryBestiaireDenis Côté
Best Acadian FeatureLast Chance (Une dernière chance)Paul-Émile d'Entremont
Best Acadian Short FilmUne affaire de familleJustin Guitard
People's ChoiceThe Nature of Frederic Back (Frédéric Back : Grandeur Nature)Phil Comeau
S.W.I.T.C.H.Jean-Pierre Desmarais

2013

Category Film Director
Best International FeatureSuzanneKatell Quillévéré
Best International Short FilmThe Day Has Conquered the Night (Le jour a vaincu la nuit)Jean-Gabriel Périot
Best Canadian FeatureVic and Flo Saw a Bear (Vic+Flo ont vu un ours)Denis Côté
Best Canadian Short FilmTaxi for Two (Taxi pour deux)Dan Popa
Best DocumentaryThe Missing Picture (L'Image manquante)Rithy Panh
Best Acadian FilmAller-RetourGilles Doiron
People's ChoiceDead Man TalkingPatrick Ridremont

2014

Category Film Director
Best International FeatureParty GirlMarie Amachoukeli, Claire Burger, Samuel Theis
Best International Short FilmL'être venu d'ailleursGuy Bordin, Renaud de Putter
Best Canadian FeatureFelix and Meira (Félix et Meira)Maxime Giroux
Best Canadian Short FilmThe Cut (La Coupe)Geneviève Dulude-De Celles
Best DocumentaryMiron: A Man Returned from Outside the World (Miron : Un homme revenu d'en dehors du monde)Simon Beaulieu
Best Acadian FeatureThe Utrecht Seals (Les Sceaux d'Utrecht)Paul Bossé
Best Acadian Short FilmLe paradis de boueChris Harrigan
People's ChoiceThe Utrecht Seals (Les Sceaux d'Utrecht)Paul Bossé

2015

Category Film Director
Best International FeatureMuch LovedNabil Ayouch
Best International Short FilmPèreLotfi Achour
Best Canadian FeatureOur Loved Ones (Les êtres chers)Anne Émond
Best Canadian Short FilmLa femme qui a vu l'oursJoannie Lafrenière
Best DocumentaryUncle Bernard: A Counter-Lesson in Economics (Oncle Bernard - L'anti-leçon d'économie)Richard Brouillette
PinocchioAndré-Line Beauparlant
Best Acadian FeatureLe sprint au flétanPat Gauvin
Best Acadian Short FilmCafétériaFrancine Hébert
People's ChoiceOur Loved Ones (Les êtres chers)Anne Émond

2016

Category Film Director
Best International FeatureSieranevadaCristi Puiu
Best International Short FilmZoufsTom Boccara, Noé Reutenaeur, Emilien Vekemans
Best Canadian FeaturePrankVincent Biron
Best Canadian Short FilmMy Last Summer (Mon dernier été)Claude Demers
Best DocumentarySpectres of Shortwave (Ombres des ondes courtes)Amanda Dawn Christie
Best Acadian FeatureZachary Richard: Cajun Heart (Zachary Richard, toujours batailleur)Phil Comeau
Best Acadian Short FilmBelle-île-en-mer, île bretonne et acadiennePhil Comeau
People's ChoiceZachary Richard: Cajun Heart (Zachary Richard, toujours batailleur)Phil Comeau

2017

Category Film Director
Best International FeatureBPM (120 battements par minute)Robin Campillo
Best International Short FilmFive Years After the War (Cinq ans après la guerre)Samuel Albaric, Ulysse Lefort, Martin Wiklund
Best Canadian FeatureTadoussacMartin Laroche
Best Canadian Short FilmMargueriteMarianne Farley
Best DocumentaryThe Devil's Share (La Part du diable)Luc Bourdon
Best Acadian FeatureModified (Modifié)Aube Giroux
Best Acadian Short Film$1.25Jeep Jones
People's ChoiceModified (Modifié)Aube Giroux

2018

Category Film Director
Best International FeatureCapernaumNadine Labaki
Best International Short FilmUn monde sans bêtesAdrien Lecouturier, Emma Benestan
Best Canadian FeatureA Colony (Une colonie)Geneviève Dulude-De Celles
When Love Digs a Hole (Quand l'amour se creuse un trou)Ara Ball
Best Canadian Short FilmBrotherhood (Ikhwène)Meryam Joobeur
Lunar Orbit RendezvousMélanie Charbonneau
Best DocumentaryFirst Stripes (Premières armes)Jean-François Caissy
Best Acadian FeatureThe Artisans (Les artisans de l'atelier)Daniel Léger
Best Acadian Short FilmLe Patenteux d'HarelleMathieu Laprise
People's ChoiceCapernaumNadine Labaki
Girls of the Sun (Les filles du soleil)Eva Husson

2019

Category Film Director
Best International FeaturePortrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu)Céline Sciamma
Best International Short FilmLe chant d'AhmedFoued Mansour
Best Canadian FeatureKuessipanMyriam Verreault
Best Canadian Short FilmMutts (Clebs)Halima Ouardiri
DelphineChloé Robichaud
Best DocumentaryLanguage Is a Love Story (La langue est donc une histoire d'amour)Andrés Livov
Mad Dog and the Butcher (Les Derniers vilains)Thomas Rinfret
Best Acadian FeaturePour mieux t'aimerGilles Doiron, Denise Bouchard
Best Acadian Short FilmLe grous poissonAngie Richard, Tracey Richard
People's ChoiceMad Dog and the Butcher (Les Derniers vilains)Thomas Rinfret

2020

Category Film Director
Best International FeatureJosep[2]Aurel
Slalom[2]Charlène Favier
Best International Short FilmAmours synthétiques[2]Sarah Heitz de Chabaneix
Best Canadian FeatureNadia, Butterfly[2]Pascal Plante
Best Canadian Short FilmMoon (Lune)[2]Zoé Pelchat
Best DocumentaryWandering: A Rohingya Story (Errance sans retour)[2]Mélanie Carrier, Olivier Higgins
Best Acadian FeatureThe Silence (Le Silence)[2]Renée Blanchar
Best Acadian Short FilmUn façon d'être ensemble[2]Francine Hébert

An honorable mention was given to Kelly Depeault for her performance in Goddess of the Fireflies (La déesse des mouches à feu).[2] Due to the online format, no People's Choice award was presented.[2]

2021

Category Film Director
Best International FeaturePlayground (Un monde)[3]Laura Wandel
Best International Short FilmLa Ressource humaine[3]Adriana Da Fonseca
Best Canadian FeatureDrunken Birds (Les Oiseaux ivres)[3]Ivan Grbovic
Best Canadian Short FilmLike the Ones I Used to Know (Les Grandes claques)[3]Annie St-Pierre
Best DocumentaryZo Reken[3]Emmanuel Licha
Best Acadian Short FilmMona[3]Xavier Gould

2022

Category Film Director Ref
Best International FeatureCloseLukas Dhont[4]
Best International Short FilmFairplayZoel Aeschbacher[4]
Best Canadian FeatureRosieGail Maurice[4]
Best Canadian Short FilmParadoxeAimé Majeau Beauchamp[4]
Best DocumentaryThe Super 8 Years (Les années Supr 8)Annie Ernaux, David Ernaux-Briot[4]
Best Acadian Feature FilmCroque-mort, c'est beau la vie!Georges Hannan[4]
Best Acadian Short FilmGendrbendrJoe Nadeau[4]
People's ChoiceThe Secret Order (L'Ordre secret)Phil Comeau[5]

References

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